Planning your visit to National Waterways Museum, Ellesmere Port
Opening times
Until 26 March
Weekends and February half term (Sat 13 to Sun 21 Feb), 10am - 4pm
(Monday to Friday - open for booked parties only)
27 March - 31 October Open daily, 10am – 5pm
Shop and Waterside Cafe
Open daily, 10am - 4pm
Museum, shop and cafe closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day & New Year’s Day.
How to find us
National Waterways Museum, Ellesmere Port
South Pier Road
Ellesmere Port
Cheshire,CH65 4FW
By road - from junction 9 on the M53 follow brown signs for 'The Boat Museum'.
By rail - 10 minutes walk from Ellesmere Port station. Merseyrail half-hourly service from central Liverpool and stations on the Wirral.
By bike - the towpath alongside the Shropshire Union Canal runs right up to the museum.
By bus - 20 minutes walk from Ellesmere Port bus station. Wide range of services including from Caernarfon, Chester, Liverpool, Neston, Runcorn and Wirral.
Click here for information on bus and train travel.
Or call Traveline - 0871 200 2233.
Parking Ample free parking for cars, coaches and bikes. Coach drop off point outside main entrance. Designated disabled parking spaces.
Admission (until 27 March 2010)
Adult £5.50
Concession* & Family Adult** £4.40
Child (5-16) £3.60
Under 5s free
* Concessions =registered disabled, unemployed or on state benefit; over 60s and students.
** Family discountsto fit the size and make-up of your family...
The way it works is that each adult in your family group enters at the new, discounted Family Adult rate of £4.40. Whether you come in as one adult and one child, or as a mixed group of several adults and children, you pay £4.40 for adults in your family group and the usual prices for children.
Groups visits
If your party includes 10 or more people we are delighted to offer a range of group discounts and our super Group Visit Package.
National Waterways Museum, Ellesmere Port is located in a historic canal dock complex. Some of the pathways around the site are cobbled and uneven.
There is level access to all galleries and displays and to the cafe and shop. The site plan that is given to all visitors shows a recommended accessible route around the site.
Disabled visitors may bring one carer with them for free.
• Designated parking
• Lift access to main exhibitions
• Accessible toilets and parent & baby room
• Tactile maps
• Two manual wheelchairs available. Call 0151 355 5017 to reserve.
• Guide dogs and hearing dogs are welcome throughout the site.
For more information or to discuss your needs please email or call us on 0151 355 5017.
